gālātinaḥ 4
1 ahaṁ vadāmi sampadadhikārī yāvad bālastiṣṭhati tāvat sarvvasvasyādhipatiḥ sannapi sa dāsāt kēnāpi viṣayēṇa na viśiṣyatē
What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.
2 kintu pitrā nirūpitaṁ samayaṁ yāvat pālakānāṁ dhanādhyakṣāṇāñca nighnastiṣṭhati|
He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.
3 tadvad vayamapi bālyakālē dāsā iva saṁsārasyākṣaramālāyā adhīnā āsmahē|
So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.
4 anantaraṁ samayē sampūrṇatāṁ gatavati vyavasthādhīnānāṁ mōcanārtham
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
5 asmākaṁ putratvaprāptyarthañcēśvaraḥ striyā jātaṁ vyavasthāyā adhinībhūtañca svaputraṁ prēṣitavān|
to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
6 yūyaṁ santānā abhavata tatkāraṇād īśvaraḥ svaputrasyātmānāṁ yuṣmākam antaḥkaraṇāni prahitavān sa cātmā pitaḥ pitarityāhvānaṁ kārayati|
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
7 ata idānīṁ yūyaṁ na dāsāḥ kintuḥ santānā ēva tasmāt santānatvācca khrīṣṭēnēśvarīyasampadadhikāriṇō'pyādhvē|
So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.
8 aparañca pūrvvaṁ yūyam īśvaraṁ na jñātvā yē svabhāvatō'nīśvarāstēṣāṁ dāsatvē'tiṣṭhata|
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
9 idānīm īśvaraṁ jñātvā yadi vēśvarēṇa jñātā yūyaṁ kathaṁ punastāni viphalāni tucchāni cākṣarāṇi prati parāvarttituṁ śaknutha? yūyaṁ kiṁ punastēṣāṁ dāsā bhavitumicchatha?
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
10 yūyaṁ divasān māsān tithīn saṁvatsarāṁśca sammanyadhvē|
You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!
11 yuṣmadarthaṁ mayā yaḥ pariśramō'kāri sa viphalō jāta iti yuṣmānadhyahaṁ bibhēmi|
I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
12 hē bhrātaraḥ, ahaṁ yādr̥śō'smi yūyamapi tādr̥śā bhavatēti prārthayē yatō'hamapi yuṣmattulyō'bhavaṁ yuṣmābhi rmama kimapi nāparāddhaṁ|
I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
13 pūrvvamahaṁ kalēvarasya daurbbalyēna yuṣmān susaṁvādam ajñāpayamiti yūyaṁ jānītha|
You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.
14 tadānīṁ mama parīkṣakaṁ śārīraklēśaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā yūyaṁ mām avajñāya r̥tīyitavantastannahi kintvīśvarasya dūtamiva sākṣāt khrīṣṭa yīśumiva vā māṁ gr̥hītavantaḥ|
And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
15 atastadānīṁ yuṣmākaṁ yā dhanyatābhavat sā kka gatā? tadānīṁ yūyaṁ yadi svēṣāṁ nayanānyutpāṭya mahyaṁ dātum aśakṣyata tarhi tadapyakariṣyatēti pramāṇam ahaṁ dadāmi|
What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
16 sāmpratamahaṁ satyavāditvāt kiṁ yuṣmākaṁ ripu rjātō'smi?
Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
17 tē yuṣmatkr̥tē sparddhantē kintu sā sparddhā kutsitā yatō yūyaṁ tānadhi yat sparddhadhvaṁ tadarthaṁ tē yuṣmān pr̥thak karttum icchanti|
Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.
18 kēvalaṁ yuṣmatsamīpē mamōpasthitisamayē tannahi, kintu sarvvadaiva bhadramadhi sparddhanaṁ bhadraṁ|
Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time, and not only when I am with you.
19 hē mama bālakāḥ, yuṣmadanta ryāvat khrīṣṭō mūrtimān na bhavati tāvad yuṣmatkāraṇāt punaḥ prasavavēdanēva mama vēdanā jāyatē|
My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
20 ahamidānīṁ yuṣmākaṁ sannidhiṁ gatvā svarāntarēṇa yuṣmān sambhāṣituṁ kāmayē yatō yuṣmānadhi vyākulō'smi|
how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
21 hē vyavasthādhīnatākāṅkṣiṇaḥ yūyaṁ kiṁ vyavasthāyā vacanaṁ na gr̥hlītha?
Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
22 tanmāṁ vadata| likhitamāstē, ibrāhīmō dvau putrāvāsātē tayōrēkō dāsyāṁ dvitīyaśca patnyāṁ jātaḥ|
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
23 tayō ryō dāsyāṁ jātaḥ sa śārīrikaniyamēna jajñē yaśca patnyāṁ jātaḥ sa pratijñayā jajñē|
His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
24 idamākhyānaṁ dr̥ṣṭantasvarūpaṁ| tē dvē yōṣitāvīśvarīyasandhī tayōrēkā sīnayaparvvatād utpannā dāsajanayitrī ca sā tu hājirā|
These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
25 yasmād hājirāśabdēnāravadēśasthasīnayaparvvatō bōdhyatē, sā ca varttamānāyā yirūśālampuryyāḥ sadr̥śī| yataḥ svabālaiḥ sahitā sā dāsatva āstē|
Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
26 kintu svargīyā yirūśālampurī patnī sarvvēṣām asmākaṁ mātā cāstē|
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
27 yādr̥śaṁ likhitam āstē, "vandhyē santānahīnē tvaṁ svaraṁ jayajayaṁ kuru| aprasūtē tvayōllāsō jayāśabdaśca gīyatāṁ| yata ēva sanāthāyā yōṣitaḥ santatē rgaṇāt| anāthā yā bhavēnnārī tadapatyāni bhūriśaḥ||"
For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”
28 hē bhrātr̥gaṇa, imhāk iva vayaṁ pratijñayā jātāḥ santānāḥ|
Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
29 kintu tadānīṁ śārīrikaniyamēna jātaḥ putrō yadvad ātmikaniyamēna jātaṁ putram upādravat tathādhunāpi|
At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.
30 kintu śāstrē kiṁ likhitaṁ? "tvam imāṁ dāsīṁ tasyāḥ putrañcāpasāraya yata ēṣa dāsīputraḥ patnīputrēṇa samaṁ nōttarādhikārī bhaviyyatīti|"
But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
31 ataēva hē bhrātaraḥ, vayaṁ dāsyāḥ santānā na bhūtvā pātnyāḥ santānā bhavāmaḥ|
Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
